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Well, my earlier misgivings about Longmire have been surpassed by the unfolding story and its depth. The build-up of season two was quite good in setting up several layers of suspense, and the finale was excellent. Each season after that contained a wonderfully evolving story. They’ve still made a gaping mistake here and there (don’t […]
I have watched the last episode of ST:TOS. This means I have watched all of Star Trek. I am fully prepared to begin watching ST:DIS when it begins. Well, prepared except for access to it. I have discontinued my cable television service. I assume I pay to subscribe to CBS All Access, and I assume […]
Perhaps two decades ago, when I was still married, I was a subscriber to National Geographic Magazine. I occasionally succumbed to other purchases from the National Geographic Society, mostly maps, which were very good, but we once ordered a book of all the national parks in the US. It was a coffee table book, with […]
On the reading front, I’ve been trying to stick to pulp by known authors, things I know I’ll be able to get through quickly. I’ve read Field Gray, which wasn’t the best Bernie Gunther novel, but it catches me up to Prague Fatale, the first novel I read in the series. I also read The […]
In 2008, I ordered and purchased a Kimber rifle. I wanted a compact, lightweight rifle in a caliber suited to slightly smaller southern deer. I agonized over the choice between .260 Remington and 7mm-08, and I ultimately chose .260 Remington. The Kimber 84M Classic is a beautiful rifle, and with a 2-7x33mm scope, it handles […]
The Arnold City Library has removed all of their signs prohibiting firearms. The signs in the parking lot, which had no legal standing, have been replaced with visually similar signs declaring it a tobacco and smoke free campus (after all, there must be signs prohibiting something). Given the conservative, gun-friendly electorate of the city, it […]
I briefly thought that hiking or biking every day to train for the hikes I’ll be making in August would be a good idea. And it is. However, my next hike was five days later. Nevertheless, I have been hiking more than I usually do, and already I can tell it’s making a difference. I […]
I succumbed to temptation and bought a smart watch. It is the Samsung Gear S3 frontier, which is really the first one that caught my eye. It’s gorgeous, full-featured, has good battery life, and integrates well with my phone. After discovering it, I researched many others, but ultimately I came back to this one. I […]
There is evidently a release date (November 14) for Oathbringer, the third installment of Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive. The first two were excellent, even if the world is a remarkably weird one, and I am a little sad that I have to wait a couple years between each book. It’s still seven months away, but […]
I had a brilliant idea in the shower this morning. A couple of them, actually. I was thinking about my idea for a robot lawn mower. Think Roomba for your lawn. I was thinking about how there are several components needed, requiring innovation from several areas of expertise: mechanical, motors, energy storage, computing, sensing, etc. […]
